Friday, January 29, 2021

Paine Field January 29

KC-46A 18-46055 B4 flight.
ANA 787-9 line 1083 B1 flight.
China Airlines 777F B-18773 delivery flight.
Gulf Air 787-9 line 1085 was moved out of the factory last night.
WH001 777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for control system malfunction testing.

Thursday, January 28, 2021

Paine Field January 28

JASDF KC-46A 14-3611 at the compass rose for electromagnetic effects and large aircraft infrared counter-measures testing.After flight testing is complete in mid February, VH401 will be stored at Paine Field until April.
Turkmenistan Airlines 777-200 EZ-A780 was moved out of the factory last night.
Korean Air 787-9 HL8390 B1 flight.
Stowing the ram air turbine.
Vistara 787-9 VT-TSH engineering flight.

Wednesday, January 27, 2021

Paine Field January 27

Thai Airways 777 HS-TTA B2 flight.
ZB949 Qatar Airways 787-9 line 1081 was on the taxiway for a flight to Victorville, they went back to the flightline instead.
 
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Line moves tonight:
WH123 Lufthansa 777-9 line 1638 out of the 40-23 to the flightline.
WH191 Qatar Airways 777-9 line 1656 from the flightline to the 40-23.
WD123 Turkmenistan 777-200 line 1691 from the 40-25 to the fuel dock.
 
WF276 DHL 777F line 1693 is in final body join in the 40-25.

Tuesday, January 26, 2021

Paine Field January 26

RAF P-8 ZP805 touch and go on a flight test to Boeing Field.
KC-46A 16-46012 departing on an air refueling manifold static pressurization flight test.
Vistara 787-9 VT-TSH back from a functional check flight.
Thai Airways 777 HS-TTA departing on a B1 flight.
 
 
WH001 777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for brake testing at Spokane.

Monday, January 25, 2021

Paine Field January 25

China Airlines 777F B-18773 customer flight.
ZB949 Qatar Airways 787-9 line 1081 returned from Portland. It was fueled this evening and may be ferried to Victorville tomorrow.
Thai Airways 777 HS-TTB departing on a ferry flight to the Portland paint hangar.
 
 
WH001 777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for control system malfunction testing.

Friday, January 22, 2021

Paine Field January 22

N718BA arriving from Nagoya.
Thai Airways 777 HS-TTB/N5513H B1 flight.
 
 
Thai Airways 777 line 1690 was moved out of the factory last night. That leaves two airplanes in the 40-25: Turkmenistan 777-200 line 1691 and Qatar Cargo 777F line 1692.
American Airlines 787-8 N873BB was moved to the 45-03 for paint touchup now that fuselage join rework has been completed.
WH001 777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for control system malfunction testing.

Thursday, January 21, 2021

Paine Field January 21

Air Premia 787-9 HL8387 departing on a functional check flight. Delivery flight scheduled for February 1.
WH003 777-9 N779XY departed Boeing Field on a post-layup functional check flight.
 

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Paine Field January 20

ZB949 Qatar Airways 787-9 line 1081 N50217 B1 flight.
Aeroflot 777 VQ-BFO back from a customer flight.
Thai Airways 777 HS-TTA was weighed in the 45-03 this morning, scheduled for a B flight January 22.
 

 
 

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Paine Field January 19

WE573 KLM 777 line 1686 N5513X departing on a B1 flight.
UPS 747-8F line 1653 was moved out of the factory last night.
Aeromexico 787-9 XA-RRR is scheduled to be ferried to Victorville January 20.
Aeroflot 777 VQ-BFO is scheduled for a customer flight January 20.
WH001 777-9 N779XW departed Boeing Field for stall characteristics testing.

Monday, January 18, 2021

Paine Field January 18

Last week the engines were removed and replaced on Air Premia 787-9 HL8387, today there was an intial engine run.
Aeroflot 777 VQ-BFO was washed in the paint hangar last night, scheduled for a customer flight later this week.
KC-46A 18-46055 back from an air refueling manifold static pressure flight test.
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UPS 747-8F line 1563 will be moved out of the factory to the fuel dock tonight.

Friday, January 15, 2021

Paine Field January 15

WH142 ANA 777-9 line 1633 was moved from Runway 11/29 and staged at the fuel dock, it will be moved back to the factory tonight. Three other 777-9s had to be moved off of 11/29 to allow line 1633 to be moved.
Line 1629 "071".
Line 1620 "ZA".
Line 1624 "ZB".
JASDF KC-46A 14-3611 initial engine run.
KC-46A 18-46055 is scheduled for an air refueling manifold static pressurization flight test January 17.

Thursday, January 14, 2021

Paine Field January 14

SWORD02 P-8A touch and go.
American Airlines 787-8 N874AN was scheduled for a ferry flight to Victorville today, there was a taxi test only.
WH191 Qatar Airways 777-9 line 1656 will be moved to stall 113 this evening.